Hospitality Challenge from UNWTO Offers Scholarships

UNWTO and Sommet Education Offer 30 Scholarships through “Hospitality Challenge” to Hotel Professionals The CHTA Education Foundation in partnership with Sommet Education schools Les Roches, Ecole Ducasse and Glion, presents an exciting new opportunity for Caribbean hotel professionals. The World Tourism Organization and Sommet Education have partnered to present an innovative Hospitality Challenge which will…

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Resources to Support Implementation of your Reopening Plans

The Caribbean Tourism COVID-19 Task Force has launched health and safety guidelines for companies and destinations to guide the reopening of the tourism industry in the region to help safeguard the health of travelers and employees.   The guidelines – inclusive of detailed checklists to facilitate your implementation – address the core protocols required within…

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Update CDC Guidance

Considerations for Wearing Cloth Face Coverings Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19 About Cloth Face Coverings Response Website Update (6/28) NEW ·       Considerations for Wearing Cloth Face Coverings   UPDATED ·       Staffing Resources ·       Cases & Deaths by County ·       Cases and Deaths in the U.S. ·       Testing Data…

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COVID-19 Guidance from the USVI Department of Health

Guidance as of 6-23-20: Youth Sports Program FAQs Considerations for Institutions of Higher Education Colleges, Universities, and Higher Learning Considerations for Election Polling Locations and Voters Communities, Schools, Workplaces, and Events Businesses and Workplaces What Nail Salon Employees Need to Know about COVID-19 Reopening Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfecting Public Spaces, Workplaces, Businesses, Schools, and…

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Government Agencies Announce Changes to Operations in Response to COVID-19

In an effort to continue to serve residents and mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, and in adherence to guidance provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Virgin Islands Department of Health, several departments and agencies of the Government of the Virgin Islands have implemented steps to minimize person-to-person…

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CDC Updated Guidelines

Response Website Updates (5/28)   NEW  ·       Interim Guidance for Communities of Faith ·       Resuming Business Toolkit ·       Information for Sanitation and Wastewater Workers on COVID-19 ·       COVIDView Summary ending on May 9, 2020 ·       Guidance for Direct Service Providers, Caregivers, Parents, and People with Developmental and Behavioral Disorders ·       Guidance for Direct Service Providers…

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CDC COVID-19 Guidance

Response Website Updates (5/15) NEW  ·       U.S. Clinical Laboratories Reporting SARS-CoV-2 Test Results to CDC ·       Commercial Labs ·       Emergency Department Visits Percentage of Visits for COVID-19-Like Illness (CLI) or Influenza-like Illness (ILI) ·       NCHS Mortality Surveillance Data ·       Percentage of Visits for ILI by Age Group Reported by A Subset of ILINet Providers ·      …

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The Trump Administration is Supporting the People of the U.S. Virgin Islands to Combat the Coronavirus

U.S. Virgin Islands Leaders and Partners, Thank you for your continued efforts in the whole-of-America approach to respond to and mitigate the impact of the Coronavirus for the benefit of the people of the U.S. Virgin Islands. As you know, our citizens are best served when response is locally executed, State/Territory managed and federally supported. The…

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CHTA Covid-19 Update to Members – May 5

Dear Industry Partners: Re: Data and Sentiments Begin to Give Indication of Recovery Pace and Challenges Insights from consumers, health authorities, airlines, hotels and local, regional and global public and private sector tourism entities are beginning to provide indicators which can help to guide the industry through what is expected to be a long-slow recovery.…

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CHTA COVID-19 Weekly Update – April 25

Dear Industry Partners: Re: Traveler Health Safety Assurances Key to Recovery Presently, there is no clear consensus on when we will return to pre-pandemic travel performance, which is difficult to project due to the unknown recovery period from the pandemic and an expected severe global recession. Most industry experts acknowledge that tourism’s recovery will take…

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